I have been so blessed seeing these moments of #Impact on Jesus in the Old Testament. Monday 4/17/17 34 They did not destroy the peoples as the Lord had commanded them, 35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. 36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods. 38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the

Reading the Old Testament through the eyes of Jesus has made so much more of it come to life. Here are the moments of #Impact from this week. Monday 4/10/17 Joshua 12 shares with us a list of the Kings Joshua defeated, 31 in all. Chapter 13 speaks of Joshua aging in years and the land yet to be conquered and reminds us of the land given to the 2 1/2 tribes east of the Jordan. Twice in this passage the reader, including a young Jesus, is reminded the Levites were not given any

More Daily journaling in looking how Scripture Impacted a young boy/man named Jesus! 3/27/17 "For I do not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken." Jesus as quoted by John 12:49 "For I gave them the words you gave me. . ." John 17:8 Jesus was very clear that the words he spoke were not his own. He did not go around just spouting off whatever he wanted! When he spoke to his disciples, the crowds, or to the religious leaders, he w

Wow, let me start by saying a BIG Thank You for being so encouraging to me and my family over this past year on this new journey in our lives. Also, let me say Thank You for your patience with us as well. There has no doubt been some very high mountains and low valleys along this path. So thanks for sticking in there with us. Today I want to be frank and honest (as if that is odd, LOL.) There is so much to tell, but hopefully I can say it without typing another book. First, t

Although it may appear it comes natural for a sheep to trust a shepherd, it really is not true. For a sheep to trust, they have to willingly choose to put aside all their natural fears and instincts. I have seen the most trusting of sheep even struggle with this every so often. Choosing to trust is a continual practice they must give themselves to do or they will end up reverting to their natural ways and not allow the shepherd to love on them (like my wife and daughter are d